Do you use a project management system at work?

[loves2learn]

The software I use now

I have used a few and I am pretty much reliant on them now. Not sure how I would get all my tasks done in a day without it. It’s also a great way to track collaboration on a project.

The software I used at the company from hell

For the record, ^that second software shown was fairly good, aside from providing the ability for management to track your every second and confront you about it. I appreciate that the first software doesn’t seem to have that feature and I really appreciate that my current manager does not micromanage nor confront. She is the best.

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Out of curiosity if you do use one, which one and do you like it?

[bowenw]

To keep track of jobs/orders I use Microsoft To Do (free). It integrates with desktop Outlook if desired and syncs with its iPhone app. In addition I use Outlook's calendar plus add categories and reminders to emails.

I have multiple lists in Microsoft To Do, including groceries (for several different stores, plus urgent), gifts, etc. You can also share some or all lists with others.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-to-do-list-app?rtc=1

[bananathunder]

yeah... asana. I think we are going to be moving on to something better soon though

[loves2learn]

Ahhh yes, I hear good things about Asana. I’ll be curious to hear what you move to. The second one I pictured is FunctionFox which I have been told has some similar features to Asana.

[bananathunder]

it doesn't break it down in to projects and teams as much as we would like

[loves2learn]

Ahhh I see. Well Wrike breaks down into those. But shifting timelines and such can be a bit of a pain.

[bananathunder]

yep that is another issue... and people not going in and marking off completed tasks

[loves2learn]

Ohhh that pisses me off. I always mark things complete. I love watching my to-do list disappear. So satisfying lol

[bananathunder]

thanks for the mho!

[purplepoppy]

This is why nothing ever gets done, no one has an actual job anymore it's managing managers who are managing managers who are... well you get the idea. Then to hide the fact your doing fuck all there's an managing system that needs managing and managers to Manage those who manage it.

[loves2learn]

Lol. Managing projects

[Harleigh90]

Tried loads, really like Trello at the moment.

[ArrowheadSW]

No, because I've never been involved with project management. I've heard of these programs, and a good friend of mine was a big project manager with a big company and used one of those programs extensively. I didn't know some of them tracked your every second! LOL...

[loves2learn]

Ohhh they do and it sucks. I manage projects, not people, and I like it that way.

[ArrowheadSW]

Do companies expect the project manager to get on employees' cases if they aren't on time with a project? Or is that usually left to the manager manager? Just curious.

[loves2learn]

Some of both. I get on their case first. If that fails, send it up the chain

[matchrestore]

We're trying to get going on one. We're currently trying out Trello. Our rental management system does have a few project management features, but it's not really designed for project management, and staffing in particular is horrible in it.

[loves2learn]

Yeah you need a program designed to do what you need it to do

[Adam1978]

I use bug tracker and task manager and they do include project management, but that isn't really that useful because my days are controlled more by priority and urgency and the plans they put in place never holds up. Mostly because they make them independent of each other. And if I am part of 10 project, most project will not really move forward every day.

[AviatorTom]

As a member of the technical team, I don't, but each project we're on has a dedicated project scheduler (PS) and they use PM software. Since our projects interface directly with customers, we usually use whatever the customer uses... Primavera is most common. Our technical team usually uses MS-Project for more detailed schedules that the PS sanitizes and simplifies into the project schedule that the customer sees.

[exitseven]

I have used Microsoft Project before when I was in grad school. Then I used it when I did a 3 million dollar project where I ended up working.
I used something called Footprints at another job.

[loves2learn]

Wow! Microsoft has their foot in every door 😂

[exitseven]

This was almost 20 years ago and everyone used it. I don't know anyone that uses it now. It might be the cost or it might be that there are others that are better.

[loves2learn]

Could be either.

[exitseven]

I think that there are many packages that do more than Project Management which is what Footprints was and people buy them to do several things.

[The_Shadow_Dweller]

Amazing question.
I tried Notion for my study, but could not get hang of it. Now I only use to-do list. Works for me. I use the Microsoft one.
🤣🤣🤣
I will be following this question to read real reviews on different management software!

[DonkeyDan]

It's actually a work flow system but it's purpose is to track our studies, so yes basically the same as a project management system. It's actually very good and is custom built for us, so it fits our line of work and how we work perfectly.

[krin_m]

Thankfully I'm not a manager anymore but for years when I managed teams, I used various tools from Microsoft Project to Jira to Kan-ban boards and sometimes even excel spreadsheets in early days.

Thank goodness, I'm free as a bird now and do what I want instead of babysitting childish adults.

[Agape93]

We have them but I don't use them, only a few of the managers do.

[loves2learn]

Why don't you use them?

[Agape93]

Because I'm not one of the managers, I just work in the hiring department.

[worldscolide]

Yup we do, its called Connect Wise. Also SharePoint.

[worldscolide]

As to weather or not I like it? No, not even slightly.

[loves2learn]

Sharepoint is good for file sharing and that is about it. Microsoft has been known to talk it up too much.

[worldscolide]

Agreed.

[Razor8]

I don't use a project management system at work. But I do use a Virtual machine, so everything I do is logged and tracked.

[loves2learn]

Interesting.

[Razor8]

What field are you in?

[loves2learn]

Marketing

[Razor8]

Ah yeah , you need a project management system.

[loves2learn]

Indeed. It’s a big company with lots of departments and moving parts and they are all moving fasttttt. Not sure how we would keep it all straight otherwise.

[The_Shadow_Dweller]

@loves2learn Can you show your product or advert, if it is allowed?

[loves2learn]

@the_shadow_dweller no product, just financial services. :)

[The_Shadow_Dweller]

Finance! That's amazing! I have interest in finance. I am currently studying about Indian stock market so that within 8 to 10 months, I may enter in it. The syllabus is vast! But I got to cover it...

[OddBeMe]

I have. Used to spend half the day explaining what I accomplished in the other half.

[loves2learn]

That would suck

[NathanDavis]

I still can manage with my good ol' board on the wall... we have no big company though

[humanearth]

Nope, I use all paper and file cabinets for farm business.

[Wiredone]

I just make a punch list on jobs that I'll be on for a while. Lately I'm at a different job every day

[Soleil8000]

No. I manage that stuff in my head.

On a more important note - what if all of the 3rd world overpopulation, or most of it, comes from transgedered children of prostitutes?
Just imagine. And ask yourself what prostitutes do and sell after they turn 30.

[loves2learn]

🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[CubaPirate]

The Hell no. We're all too reliant on technology as it is. Turn the Internet off before The Terminator films become reality 😆

[loves2learn]

You appear to be on the internets right now 🤔

[Steve1071]

Nope, Just a chalkboard and slide rule.

[loves2learn]

Slide rule 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[JakeS00]

I haven’t needed to use it.

[roy_ricky09]

Yes... I have project managers working for me

[roy_ricky09]

Use Microsoft project